Chad Thomas didn't travel with team

Why can't we figure out how to put our 5 star DE in a position to contribute?

Myles Garrett has 5.5 sacks for Texas A&M and Lorenzo Carter had a fumble recovery against USCe.

Thomas has had virtually no impact for us.
 
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Dont know why everybody freaking out. Chad as done nothing up to this point. Court Jenkins has been the impact freshman. AQM was a huge lost but Chad is not going to decide the game. i would have preferred he went but i'm not tripping

he hasnt done anything because we are literally the only school that wouldnt give PT to a stud like that. we are a joke . please kill me

This.

Watch him closely when he plays. He's an instant difference maker, imo.



Not disagreeing but I haven't seen it in 2 games. Which I admit means nothing for true frosh in first few games
 
I'm not worried about him being a playmaker tommorow night I'm worried this will be the beginning of the end of his career at the U I just hope it's personal nothing that is gonna derail his football career

derail like him transfering to team who uses him right and doesnt have him covering WR?

Exactly

Unless you actually see Chick covering a WR stop making **** up. He plays Chick's position. "Covering WRs" in zone is what McCord and Harris do about 3-4 times a game.
 
Also, I know Thomas excelled on the inside at the high school level, but he should not rush from the inside for us.

College is totally different than high school and it was foolish to expect him to come in and dominate the same way he did in high school.
 
@mattyports 47s
While Chad Thomas is a five-star recruit, he's also a third-stringer who hasn't played a ton. Will find out more later.

Maybe he just hasn't taken the positions in front of him during practice and this isn't a conspiracy.
 
I'm not worried about him being a playmaker tommorow night I'm worried this will be the beginning of the end of his career at the U I just hope it's personal nothing that is gonna derail his football career

derail like him transfering to team who uses him right and doesnt have him covering WR?

Exactly

Unless you actually see Chick covering a WR stop making **** up. He plays Chick's position. "Covering WRs" in zone is what McCord and Harris do about 3-4 times a game.

Playing Chick's position is probably worse than Thomas playing LB and having to cover WRs. He's a 4-3 DE all the way who should be playing on the end of the LOS where he's able to exploit OTs by using his athletic ability. Not playing the same position of a 280 lb DE where he has to 2-gap and take away any athletic advantage he'd have over OTs. He should be doing what Aldon Smith is doing, not Justin Smith.
 
So here's the problem--our staff has been so inept that you have to assume they're ******** this up, somehow, someway. Until they prove otherwise, which, quite frankly I don't see happening, I'm assuming the worst.
 
07-minister.webp
 
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Don't know why he's not traveling, but something is afoot. If you don't think so, you're lying to yourself.
 
Susan Miller DegnanVerified account ‏@smillerdegnan

@F5_Chad Thomas tells @DavidFurones90 after loooong pause: "Ain't nothing happened.''

So I'm guessing he got suspended by the staff for some reason. What a nightmare Golden and Co are. Almost impossible to **** up a prospect like Chad and we are well on our way.
 
@mattyports 47s
While Chad Thomas is a five-star recruit, he's also a third-stringer who hasn't played a ton. Will find out more later.

Maybe he just hasn't taken the positions in front of him during practice and this isn't a conspiracy.

This isn't true. He backs up Chickillo. He played a bunch last week.
 
So here's the problem--our staff has been so inept that you have to assume they're ******** this up, somehow, someway. Until they prove otherwise, which, quite frankly I don't see happening, I'm assuming the worst.

Exactly.
 
I'm not worried about him being a playmaker tommorow night I'm worried this will be the beginning of the end of his career at the U I just hope it's personal nothing that is gonna derail his football career

derail like him transfering to team who uses him right and doesnt have him covering WR?

Exactly

Unless you actually see Chick covering a WR stop making **** up. He plays Chick's position. "Covering WRs" in zone is what McCord and Harris do about 3-4 times a game.

Playing Chick's position is probably worse than Thomas playing LB and having to cover WRs. He's a 4-3 DE all the way who should be playing on the end of the LOS where he's able to exploit OTs by using his athletic ability. Not playing the same position of a 280 lb DE where he has to 2-gap and take away any athletic advantage he'd have over OTs. He should be doing what Aldon Smith is doing, not Justin Smith.

I agree 4-3 DE is his ideal spot but I think Chad is naturally bigger then Smith. That said he would be a fine 3-4 DE in an attacking style 3-4. Our scheme at the college level is flat out stupid.
 
Susan Miller DegnanVerified account ‏@smillerdegnan

@F5_Chad Thomas tells @DavidFurones90 after loooong pause: "Ain't nothing happened.''

So I'm guessing he got suspended by the staff for some reason. What a nightmare Golden and Co are. Almost impossible to **** up a prospect like Chad and we are well on our way.

I having a feeling he's transferring. Just got a bad feeling about that.
 
Our scheme and passive philosophy make it **** near impossible for a kid like CT to shine.

We don't press, play aggressively, play downhill or disrupt anything. We sit back read and react.

Real defenses are disruptive, dictate, and make offenses alter routes. We NEVER do those things.

It is awful.

Nothing will change.
Why can't we figure out how to put our 5 star DE in a position to contribute?

Myles Garrett has 5.5 sacks for Texas A&M and Lorenzo Carter had a fumble recovery against USCe.

Thomas has had virtually no impact for us.
 
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Susan Miller DegnanVerified account ‏@smillerdegnan

@F5_Chad Thomas tells @DavidFurones90 after loooong pause: "Ain't nothing happened.''

So I'm guessing he got suspended by the staff for some reason. What a nightmare Golden and Co are. Almost impossible to **** up a prospect like Chad and we are well on our way.

I having a feeling he's transferring. Just got a bad feeling about that.

Wouldn't make sense to leave now, guess we will find out at the end of the semester.
 
Susan Miller DegnanVerified account ‏@smillerdegnan

@F5_Chad Thomas tells @DavidFurones90 after loooong pause: "Ain't nothing happened.''

So I'm guessing he got suspended by the staff for some reason. What a nightmare Golden and Co are. Almost impossible to **** up a prospect like Chad and we are well on our way.

but.... but.... we dont have talent here.... Maybe it's not been an issue with talent, but just bad coaches wasting talent.
 
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